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Maryland's New Privacy Law Shows More Teeth (But Not Necessarily Fangs)

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On May 9, Maryland Governor Wes Moore signed the Maryland Online Data Privacy Act (MODPA) into law, making Maryland the 17th state to enact a comprehensive privacy law. Despite its name, MODPA’s coverage is not limited to...more

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Go Big Red! Nebraska Passes Consumer Data Privacy Law

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On April 12, 2024, the Nebraska Legislature passed the Data Privacy Act (NEDPA), sending the bill to Governor Jim Pillen’s desk for signature. NEDPA adds to the patchwork of state consumer privacy laws in that it does not...more

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New Jersey Adopts a Comprehensive Data Privacy Law

2023 was a record-breaking year, with legislators in Delaware, Indiana, Iowa, Montana, Oregon, Tennessee and Texas passing comprehensive data privacy laws, joining California, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah and Virginia. Already...more

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Privacy Roundup Part Two: Significant International Updates

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Last week’s blog detailed the wave of state legislation that occurred in the U.S. during 2021. It is no surprise that there were also many data privacy developments abroad. It is crucial that organizations affected by...more

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Washington, New York, and Minnesota Introduce New Privacy Laws to Begin the New Year

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It’s a new year and it looks like 2021 is going to be another eventful one for privacy. In the past few weeks, we’ve seen several states introduce new privacy legislation, starting with Washington. On January 5, the...more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - March 2020 #2

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City of Durham, NC Hit With Ryuk Ransomware - Another city—Durham, North Carolina—has become the victim of a ransomware attack stemming from a Russian hacker group following a successful phishing scheme. After falling...more

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A Refresher (and update) On Data Privacy Requirements for Investment Advisors in the Commonwealth

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Did you know that as an investment advisor you may "own" your clients’ personal data? That’s right; for purposes of Massachusetts’ data privacy regulations, any person or entity that receives, stores, maintains, processes, or...more

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California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018

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California recently passed and signed into law a privacy bill that provides California consumers with data protections that share key features with the European Union's GDPR. While not nearly as strict or extensive as the...more

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California’s New Landmark Data Privacy Regulation and What Companies Need to Do to Comply

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What You Need to Know Now - • The new law takes effect January 1, 2020, but there’s a lot to do so you need to start work now. • The new law expands the definition of personal information and gives California consumers...more

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California Implements the Most Stringent Privacy Law in the United States: Will Businesses Be Affected?

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On June 28, 2018, California passed a new privacy law that is one of the most stringent consumer protection privacy laws in the nation. The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (Act) introduces onerous new requirements and...more

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The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018

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This has been a big year in the data protection world, with the headline-grabbing General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) occupying most of the spotlight with its plethora of privacy-related requirements and potential for...more

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California and GDPR “Light”: A Match Made in Plaintiffs’ Lawyers’ Heaven?

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Just when you thought it was safe to open your e-mail again without being inundated with updated privacy policies, here comes the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”). The new law, which goes into effect on...more

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GDPR Sidebar: Comparing the California Consumer Privacy Act to the GDPR

California recently passed the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), providing new rights for California consumers (broadly defined as California residents) regarding their personal data. The CCPA is modeled after the EU’s...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

California Enacts Sweeping New Privacy Law

On June 28, 2018, California Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA or “the Act”), which is the broadest and most comprehensive privacy law enacted in the United States to date.1 The CCPA...more

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The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 - Increased Consumer Privacy Protections and Significant Business Compliance Burdens

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On June 28, 2018, the California Legislature unanimously passed, and the Governor immediately signed, a sweeping expansion of data privacy protections for residents of California. Assembly Bill No. 375, entitled the...more

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California Passes GDPR-Lite: Strictest Privacy Law in United States

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California recently, and quickly, passed the strictest data privacy law in the land: the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (AB-375). Businesses now have less than 18 months to reassess their consumer privacy policies...more

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California Consumer Privacy Act: European-Style Privacy With Worldwide Implications

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California enacted a sweeping new data privacy law on June 28, 2018, just one week after it was introduced in the California legislature in part to head off an effort to pass a stricter data privacy law as a ballot measure...more

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California Passes Landmark Consumer Privacy CCPA—What it Means for Businesses

• California recently passed the landmark California Consumer Privacy Act that goes into effect in 2020, which grants California residents new privacy rights. • The CCPA creates a private right of action for California...more

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The Impact of the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 on Businesses and Consumers

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On Thursday, June 28, 2018, the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (the Act) passed with resounding support from both Republicans and Democrats, who voted in favor of the bill 73-0-7 in the Assembly and 38-0-3 in the...more

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California’s Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 – Get Ready for New GDPR Style Requirements in the US

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At the end of June, the California legislature passed its Bill 375, the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018. The Act contains a number of concepts that would be familiar to those who are working to bring their companies...more

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California Enacts Watershed Privacy Law: Five Key Takeaways for Your Organization

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• California recently enacted a sweeping new privacy law, the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA or Act), which is likely to have broad implications for organizations providing services to, or collecting data from,...more

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California Passes Strict Privacy Law Raising the Bar for Many U.S. Businesses

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On June 28, 2018, California enacted the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA), which provides what is arguably the most restrictive privacy law in the U.S. and would likely have some effect on most businesses across...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

California Enacts “GDPR-Esque” Privacy Law

On June 28, 2018, the California state legislature passed, and Governor Jerry Brown signed, the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, bringing to the United States many of the rights and compliance obligations currently...more

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Rebuilding Trust with the Europeans After Snowden: Obama Signs New Privacy Law

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The U.S. and E.U. are one step closer to entering into a new data transfer agreement. On February 24, 2016, President Barack Obama signed into legislation the Judicial Redress Act, giving citizens of certain allied countries,...more

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